Table A. Comparative Summary Statistics on Building Construction
         Second Quarters 2006 and 2005 


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Region                  Number        |  Floor Area(per square meter) |    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
              Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |
               Change |  2006 |  2005 |  Change |     2006 |     2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005
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Philippines     -4.36  26,563  27,773      0.52  4,066,978  4,045,805     16.12  31,415,222  27,054,193     15.52       7,724       6,687

NCR             31.66   4,998   3,796     38.95  1,234,470    888,418     55.32  12,920,911   8,318,920     11.78      10,467       9,364
CAR            -32.56     234     347     -1.07     53,379     53,954     -8.09     314,043     341,689     -7.10       5,883       6,333
Region 1        19.82   2,219   1,852     18.63    242,705    204,582     37.48   1,527,682   1,111,223     15.88       6,294       5,432
Region 2        25.78     561     446      3.52     62,223     60,109     -8.69     317,659     347,900    -11.79       5,105       5,788
Region 3         1.83   2,945   2,892     -9.60    439,011    485,607    -13.34   2,743,852   3,166,223     -4.14       6,250       6,520
Region 4A       -7.63   6,279   6,798    -25.35    725,481    971,800    -13.10   5,434,007   6,253,183     16.40       7,490       6,435
Region 4B      -19.33     288     357      1.37     47,232     46,595     39.22     376,749     270,622     37.34       7,977       5,808
Region 5       -41.28     485     826    -46.02     79,280    146,872    -22.76     549,804     711,797     43.10       6,935       4,846
Region 6       -22.12     993   1,275    -19.83    179,413    223,785     -2.10   1,277,244   1,304,671     22.11       7,119       5,830
Region 7       -27.19   2,469   3,391     27.42    461,477    362,177     28.21   2,360,208   1,840,893      0.62       5,114       5,083
Region 8       -16.70     429     515    -13.47     50,287     58,113     -5.12     280,798     295,964      9.64       5,584       5,093
Region 9        77.57     380     214    -15.17     25,345     29,876    -11.45     139,112     157,103      4.38       5,489       5,259
Region 10      -30.98   1,007   1,459     11.29    144,298    129,656     -3.15     730,909     754,664    -12.98       5,065       5,821
Region 11        9.01   2,348   2,154    -14.09    207,288    241,286    -10.83   1,329,001   1,490,437      3.79       6,411       6,177
Region 12       -9.39     492     543     45.36     79,862     54,942    212.10     949,395     304,200    114.71      11,888       5,537
CARAGA         -44.85     428     776    -52.96     33,366     70,937    -53.31     148,992     319,130     -0.74       4,465       4,499
ARMM           -93.94       8     132    -89.11      1,861     17,096    -77.34      14,856      65,574    108.12       7,983       3,836

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Table A.  (continued)

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Region                  Number        |  Floor Area(per square meter) |    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
              Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |
               Change |  2006 |  2005 |  Change |     2006 |     2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005
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Philippines     -7.57  17,904  19,370    -10.84  2,117,948  2,375,363     -3.57  13,335,379  13,828,693      8.15       6,296       5,822

NCR              2.21   2,036   1,992     -9.39    441,479    487,205     -0.33   3,462,931   3,474,233     10.00       7,844       7,131
CAR            -36.84     180     285      9.19     44,301     40,571      1.22     246,902     243,931     -7.30       5,573       6,012
Region 1        16.34   1,865   1,603     16.24    191,059    164,359     31.18   1,110,261     846,372     12.85       5,811       5,150
Region 2         3.99     417     401     21.52     48,506     39,917     19.63     244,796     204,626     -1.55       5,047       5,126
Region 3        -8.88   1,980   2,173     -2.69    241,071    247,732      0.59   1,422,428   1,414,083      3.37       5,900       5,708
Region 4A       -2.25   5,181   5,300    -17.56    474,985    576,169    -11.00   3,189,761   3,584,172      7.95       6,715       6,221
Region 4B      -32.42     173     256    -13.78     26,039     30,201     -4.49     156,129     163,463     10.78       5,996       5,413
Region 5       -49.02     313     614    -46.23     51,615     95,986    -38.99     266,493     436,823     13.45       5,163       4,551
Region 6       -26.57     735   1,001    -14.29    123,509    144,100      2.63     874,756     852,323     19.74       7,083       5,915
Region 7       -21.97   1,673   2,144    -22.25    177,780    228,655    -20.96     885,631   1,120,445      1.66       4,982       4,900
Region 8        -5.48     293     310     10.06     36,963     33,585     11.28     188,616     169,491      1.11       5,103       5,047
Region 9        19.70     158     132      4.97     13,248     12,621     -0.80      71,557      72,133     -5.49       5,401       5,715
Region 10      -12.36     688     785      6.06     88,824     83,749     15.62     421,202     364,308      9.01       4,742       4,350
Region 11        8.41   1,662   1,533     -9.03    108,748    119,546     -5.18     567,895     598,947      4.23       5,222       5,010
Region 12       -5.98     346     368     19.05     26,819     22,527     38.37     123,530      89,274     16.23       4,606       3,963
CARAGA         -50.49     201     406    -39.67     22,604     37,468    -34.04      99,935     151,504      9.34       4,421       4,044
ARMM             0.00       3      67      0.00        398     10,972      0.00       2,556      42,565      0.00       6,422           0

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Table A.  (continued)

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Region                  Number        |  Floor Area(per square meter) |    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
              Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |
               Change |  2006 |  2005 |  Change |     2006 |     2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005
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Philippines     43.26   4,295   2,998     15.04  1,735,929  1,508,994     48.17  15,639,303  10,554,820     28.80       9,009       6,995

NCR            393.50   1,974     400     96.86    701,658    356,424    141.33   8,389,050   3,476,150     22.59      11,956       9,753
CAR            -19.44      29      36    -18.95      8,522     10,514    -19.39      55,559      68,926     -0.55       6,519       6,556
Region 1        -5.80     130     138     32.51     48,438     36,554     52.68     348,826     228,470     15.22       7,201       6,250
Region 2        18.92      44      37    -40.33     11,892     19,931    -55.57      62,341     140,303    -25.53       5,242       7,039
Region 3        44.09     536     372    -29.41    155,314    220,017    -46.73     830,725   1,559,438    -24.54       5,349       7,088
Region 4A      -26.03     429     580    -36.81    216,939    343,325    -10.59   1,893,954   2,118,369     41.49       8,730       6,170
Region 4B       -8.24      78      85     29.21     20,705     16,024    101.45     210,760     104,621     55.91      10,179       6,529
Region 5       -44.83      80     145    -45.24     26,907     49,136      5.34     247,080     234,561     92.36       9,183       4,774
Region 6        -0.66     150     151    -31.47     51,563     75,241    -13.46     344,040     397,571     26.27       6,672       5,284
Region 7       -13.58     280     324    124.66    272,925    121,483    134.57   1,357,716     578,822      4.41       4,975       4,765
Region 8       -17.11      63      76    -43.85     12,843     22,871    -11.74      77,698      88,030     57.18       6,050       3,849
Region 9       -23.73      45      59    -34.28     10,834     16,484    -29.81      52,125      74,268      6.79       4,811       4,505
Region 10      -23.85      99     130     22.62     51,431     41,945    -13.52     269,414     311,528    -29.47       5,238       7,427
Region 11       -6.38     220     235    -27.17     84,591    116,154    -23.65     646,003     846,081      4.84       7,637       7,284
Region 12      -10.38      95     106    102.77     51,368     25,333    417.88     803,225     155,099    155.40      15,637       6,122
CARAGA         -65.77      38     111    -73.30      8,536     31,972    -74.60      38,487     151,540     -4.87       4,509       4,740
ARMM           -61.54       5      13    -73.81      1,463      5,586    -41.55      12,300      21,043    123.18       8,407       3,767

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Table A.  (concluded)

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                                                        ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS
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Region                  Number        |  Floor Area(per square meter) |    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
              Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |
               Change |  2006 |  2005 |  Change |     2006 |     2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005
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Philippines    -19.26   4,364   5,405     31.99    213,101    161,448     -8.62   2,440,540   2,670,680    -30.77      11,453      16,542

NCR            -29.63     988   1,404    103.92     91,333     44,789    -21.89   1,068,930   1,368,537    -61.70      11,704      30,555
CAR             -3.85      25      26    -80.62        556      2,869    -59.83      11,582      28,832    107.28      20,831      10,049
Region 1       101.80     224     111    -12.56      3,208      3,669     88.55      68,595      36,381    115.64      21,382       9,916
Region 2     1,150.00     100       8    599.23      1,825        261    254.16      10,522       2,971    -49.35       5,765      11,383
Region 3        23.63     429     347    138.69     42,626     17,858    154.64     490,699     192,702      6.68      11,512      10,791
Region 4A      -27.12     669     918    -35.84     33,557     52,306    -36.38     350,292     550,642     -0.84      10,439      10,527
Region 4B      131.25      37      16     31.89        488        370    288.49       9,860       2,538    194.56      20,205       6,859
Region 5        37.31      92      67    -56.69        758      1,750    -10.35      36,231      40,413    106.98      47,798      23,093
Region 6       -12.20     108     123     -2.32      4,341      4,444      6.70      58,448      54,777      9.23      13,464      12,326
Region 7       -44.10     516     923    -10.52     10,772     12,039    -17.49     116,861     141,626     -7.78      10,849      11,764
Region 8       -43.41      73     129    -70.97        481      1,657    -62.32      14,484      38,443     29.79      30,112      23,200
Region 9       669.57     177      23     63.81      1,263        771     44.18      15,430      10,702    -11.99      12,217      13,881
Region 10      -59.56     220     544      2.04      4,043      3,962    -48.88      40,293      78,828    -49.91       9,966      19,896
Region 11       20.73     466     386    149.71     13,949      5,586    153.48     115,103      45,409      1.51       8,252       8,129
Region 12      -26.09      51      69    -76.35      1,675      7,082    -62.16      22,640      59,827     60.00      13,516       8,448
CARAGA         -27.03     189     259     48.70      2,226      1,497    -34.29      10,570      16,086    -55.81       4,748      10,745
ARMM             0.00       0      52      0.00          0        538      0.00           0       1,966      0.00           0           0

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Source:  Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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